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The Abingdon Hymnal

Publication Date: 1928 Publisher: The Abingdon Press Publication Place: New York, N.Y. Editors: Earl Enyeart Harper; The Abingdon Press

Amen

Appears in 1,026 hymnals Used With Tune: [Amen]

Courage, brother, do not stumble

Author: Norman Macleod Appears in 182 hymnals Used With Tune: COURAGE, BROTHER

All hail the power of Jesus' name

Author: Edward Perronet Appears in 3,480 hymnals Used With Tune: MILES LANE

EIN' FESTE BURG

Appears in 690 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Martin Luther Incipit: 11156 71765 17656 Used With Text: A mighty fortress is our God

CREATION

Appears in 320 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Franz Joseph Haydn Incipit: 51122 31621 75671 Used With Text: The spacious firmament on high

CAROL

Appears in 507 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Richard S. Willis Incipit: 53221 65655 67112 Used With Text: It came upon the midnight clear

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Author: John M. Neale Hymnal: AHBW1928 #1 (1928) First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel Languages: English Tune Title: VENI EMMANUEL

Watchman, tell us of the night

Author: John Bowring Hymnal: AHBW1928 #2 (1928) Languages: English Tune Title: WATCHMAN

O little town of Bethlehem

Author: Phillips Brooks Hymnal: AHBW1928 #3 (1928) Languages: English Tune Title: ST. LOUIS

1809 - 1847 Person Name: Mendelssohn Hymnal Number: 20 Composer of "MENDELSSOHN" in The Abingdon Hymnal Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (b. Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church. The children all received an excellent musical education. Mendelssohn had his first public performance at the age of nine and by the age of sixteen had written several symphonies. Profoundly influenced by J. S. Bach's music, he conducted a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 (at age 20!) – the first performance since Bach's death, thus reintroducing Bach to the world. Mendelssohn organized the Domchor in Berlin and founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music in 1843. Traveling widely, he not only became familiar with various styles of music but also became well known himself in countries other than Germany, especially in England. He left a rich treasury of music: organ and piano works, overtures and incidental music, oratorios (including St. Paul or Elijah and choral works, and symphonies. He harmonized a number of hymn tunes himself, but hymnbook editors also arranged some of his other tunes into hymn tunes. Bert Polman

Felice Giardini

1716 - 1796 Person Name: Felice de Giardini Hymnal Number: 247 Composer of "ITALIAN HYMN" in The Abingdon Hymnal Felice Giardini, born in Italy. When young, he studied singing, harpsichord, and violin. He became a composer and violin virtuoso. By age 12 he was playing in theatre orchestras. His most instructive lesson: While playing a solo passage during an opera, he decided to show off his skills by improvising several bravura variations that the composer, Jommelli, had not written . Although the audience applauded loudly, Jomelli, who happened to be there, went up and slapped Giardini in the face. He learned a lesson from that. He toured Europe as a violinist, considered one of the greatest musical artists of his time. He served as orchestra leader and director of the Italian Opera in London, giving concerts. He tried to run a theatre in Naples, but encountered adversity. He went to Russia, but had little fortune there, where he died. John Perry